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After we’d explored Yosemite National Park we headed over towards Monterey with plans to drive south on HWY 1, also known as Big Sur. I’d heard there were plenty of places to stop in Big Sur, that the drive is…

There’s just something about the Pacific Northwest (that’s the PNW!). As soon as we headed north out of San Francisco and reached the northern Californian coast, everything felt different. The whole place was more relaxed, more leafy (and yes, a…

One of my favourite hikes in 2017 (of which there were many) was the hike all the way to the top of Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park. Getting to Yosemite had been a bit of a nightmare. We’d tried…

Portland was one of my favourite cities on our three month USA road trip. It’s got that proper west coast vibe that I love. It’s chilled out, you can see mountains even when you’re in the middle of the city,…

Earlier this year on our road trip across America I discovered several apps I’d never heard of before. These apps became things we’d use every single day on our road trip. They helped us plan our road trip, save money, make…

Portland is one of the world’s cool cities. I didn’t know anything about Portland before we went apart from it was where the ‘hipsters’ lived and I only knew that based on numerous articles I read. To be honest I…

I’ve probably said it before but I LOVED Portland. It was my second favourite city of our trip (Vancouver may have been the end of our trip but it’s my favourite). What helped me love Portland wasn’t just the quirky…

After breaking down in Yosemite National Park and effectively losing a day of exploring to logistics, we spent the following few days exploring as much as we could of the park. There were still parts of the park we couldn’t…

After the longest detour of our entire trip (6 hours!) we finally made it to Yosemite National Park. I had big hopes for Yosemite National Park. It’s one of the National Parks that everyone has heard of thanks in part…